408 Chaos for Two Women II

The Sect Master indicated that Bai Cai no longer needed to support him. Heslowly took two steps forward, and then, separated by those dozens of brightsword glows, looked at those senior brothers that he had once been so close andfamiliar with and those familiar-looking disciples. He also looked at thatelder from the Longevity Sect and the experts from the Qiushan family. Thecorners of his lips slowly rose up, revealing a mocking smile. "A thousand autumns and ten thousand generations." "The unification of north and south." "For the human world." "To oppose the demons." He said these phrases with his mocking smile, but they were even more soradiant and dignified. In this case though, no matter how radiant and dignifiedthose phrases, or reasons, were, they would always be mocked. Because thesewere all merely excuses. "Was it the Pope or the Divine Empress…that promised you these benefits?" TheSect Master's gaze moved slowly over Xiao Songgong and the two Discipline Hallelders, ultimately resting on the head of the Qiushan clan. The Qiushan clan head slightly lowered his head in greeting. He smiled butsaid nothing, as if he didn't realize what sort of tense situation he was in. "Yes, the unification of the north and the south, the human world together asone…these are all benefits, these are precisely the benefits that come fromkilling Su Li. No matter how much you mock it, it is still a good thing." Xiao Songgong looked at the Sect Master and said, "For the future of the MountLi Sword Sect, for the health and happiness of the ten thousand surnames of theSouth, I don't care how selfish you say I am, but how can such benefits notmove the heart?" The Sect Master remained silent for a very long time, then he abruptly raisedhis right hand and extracted a sword from those dozens of sword glows. These were the streaks of light of the Myriad Sword Array, and only he couldperform this action in such an understated manner. Xiao Songgong said, "It seems that you're still not convinced." The Sect Master answered, "Because I am not convinced about your assertionthat Junior Martial Uncle has betrayed the mountain, about where this crimecame from. Just like Little Six Bai Cai said, if you make something up, itshould at least be decent." Everyone turned to Xiao Songgong and the two Discipline Hall elders. Even theQiushan clan head and that Guardian of his with unfathomable strength werelooking at him. The peak was quiet for a very long time until finally one ofthe Discipline Hall elders opened his mouth and said, "Su Li, he…his rebelliousinfluence has always been preventing the unification of north and south. Wesuspect…that he's colluding with the demons." The Sect Master shook his head in amazement, sighing, "Truly shameless." The Qiushan clan head also couldn't help but shake his head. Most likely, hefelt that this explanation was far too nonsensical. "Martial Uncle has battled with the demon experts for many years. Who knowshow many demons have fallen to his sword? If not for him, why would the demonshave been so well-behaved these past few years in the snowy plains? Thiscurrent situation where he is now a dragon that has swum into the shallows andbeen surrounded in Xunyang City by those contemptible and shameless fools isprecisely because he, for the purpose of slaying the demon Military AdvisorBlack Robe, entered the demons' encirclement and was thus heavily injured…" The Sect Master gazed at that Discipline Hall elder and said, "Those people inXunyang City are very shameless, and you would actually accuse Martial Uncle ofcolluding with the demons. This already exceeds shamelessness and reaches thelevel of being inhuman." These words were said very calmly and sincerely, but the emotions behind themwere very fierce. The responses of the disciples in all the mountains were alsovery fierce. All sorts of filthy words were hurled towards the main peak. Itmust be known that Su Li was not merely their Martial Granduncle, but theessence of Mount Li's spirit, the idol of every young disciple. How could theypermit this senior to commit such slander? Xiao Songgong sneered. "Only an act." The Sect Master yelled, "Senior Brother, if you do not have evidence, then Ican use these words of yours to expel you from Mount Li." Xiao Songgong stared into his eyes, giving a smile that was not a smile. "Doyou really want evidence? It must be known that although no one dares tomention that matter anymore, the exam paper from after that blood-spatteredincident should still be stored in the Li Palace." The Sect Master's expression became more solemn at these words. "You…whatmatter are you talking about?" Xiao Songgong bitterly laughed, "There are no absolute secrets in this world.Su Li thought that if he killed all the people at the side of the cold pool, hecould just hide it like that!" The Sect Master's gaze was incredibly sharp as he yelled, "Hold your tongue!If you dare to act recklessly, do not doubt I'd shatter my sword heart and usethe Myriad Sword Array to kill every one of you that climbed up this mountain!" Hearing these words, the hearts of the disciples on the peaks of Mount Licouldn't help but shiver with cold. Such powerful killing intent, such anintense method—could it be that this internal chaos of Mount Li would reallyculminate in such a bitter conclusion? Just what was the secret that XiaoSonggong wanted to say? "Don't tell me that these disciples are no longer disciples of Mount Li, thatjust because you want to conceal this secret, you want them all to die?" Xiao Songgong stared at him and sneered, "If you really did carry out such avicious method, I wonder after you die how you would meet the ancestors ofMount Li. I originally didn't want to reveal this secret, but now that I'vebeen forced to this point, I must tell the entire continent. Qi Jian is notmerely Su Li's daughter, she is also…"  He turned to the dwelling behind the Sect Master and the several dozendisciples. Despite being separated by that very heavy door, it seemed like hecould see the unconscious Qi Jian. He declared coldly, "She is the daughter ofa Demon Princess!" The Sect Master furiously bellowed, "Hold your tongue!" Xiao Songgong wasn't afraid in the slightest. With disdain, he continued, "Sheis the daughter born of Su Li and a Demon Princess!" The mountains of Mount Li were in an uproar. There were endless shouts andcurses—just who would believe this? Yes…Xiao Songgong's words stillreverberated through the peaks of Mount Li. With his voice, the sound comingfrom the peaks grew smaller and smaller. "Back then, for what reason would the Longevity Sect imprison that woman inthe cold pool? Why did the elders have the confidence to request that Su Liperform such a great act to atone for his crime? Because Su Li had alreadycommitted the most heinous of crimes." As Xiao Songgong thought of that world-shaking event from ten-odd years ago,he suddenly felt that even the wind running through the peaks had grown colderby a few degrees. "Only who could have imagined that Su Li would actually havebecome so daring? For one demon woman, he killed the ten-odd elders of theLongevity Sect! For this reason, just how many experts did the human worldlose? And you actually dare to say that he can't possibly be colluding with thedemons!" The curses abruptly came to a halt. The peaks of Mount Li had grown deathlystill; the people had faintly sensed that this matter might be true, so theywere shocked beyond belief. Even the Qiushan clan head and that Guardian of hiscouldn't help but arch their brows. Only that Longevity Sect elder was as calmas before. His eyes flashed with cruelty out of joy from recompensing hishatred. Presumably, he had long since known of this matter. The disciples of Mount Li could only leave their mouths open inspeechlessness. When Xiao Songgong had previously revealed Qi Jian's history,they could still accept it. Some of them, because of Martial Granduncle, evenfelt emotions of reverence, pity, or love towards Qi Jian, but the feeling theyhad now was completely different. She was a daughter of a Demon Princess?Martial Granduncle actually had this sort of past relationship with a DemonPrincess…